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All stories of addiction are tragic. Some addictions are so well concealed that, when discovered, they initially appear to be inconceivable. One of the most remarkable tales of a concealed drug addiction began more than a century ago and involves a brilliant young doctor. Talented, well educated, and socially prominent, he was a swift and decisive operator when speed was of paramount importance to surgical prowess. But by the age of 33, the physician faced both professional and literal extinction because of a losing battle against a relentless addiction to cocaine.

Yet less than a decade after reaching what recovery . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Markel is director of the Center for the History of Medicine and a professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases at the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.

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